2024–25 FC Barcelona season explained

Club:Barcelona
Season:2024–25
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Joan Laporta
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Hansi Flick
Stadium:Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
League:La Liga
League Result:1st
Cup1:Copa del Rey
Cup1 Result:Round of 32
Cup2:Supercopa de España
Cup2 Result:Semi-finals
Cup3:UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:League phase
League Topscorer:
Robert Lewandowski (15)
Season Topscorer:
Robert Lewandowski (22)
Highest Attendance:50,312 vs Bayern Munich
(23 October 2024)
Lowest Attendance:44,359 vs Valladolid
(31 August 2024)
Largest Win:Home:

Away:


Largest Loss:Home:

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Updated:30 November 2024
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 Futbol Club Barcelona season is the club's 125th season in existence and their 94th consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Barcelona will be participating in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España and the UEFA Champions League (entering for the 21st consecutive season). The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2025.

Barcelona will play their official home matches at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys until 16 February 2025, when it is expected to return to the Camp Nou still under-renovation works and with no full seating capacity available.[1] [2] The club originally planned to return on 15 December 2024 but were unable to due to UEFA regulations stating they could not switch venues midway through the league phase of the Champions League.[3]

This is the first season since 2009–10 without the full-back veteran Sergi Roberto who had departed the Blaugrana club after his contract expired.

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Notes

Season overview

Background

See also: 2023–24 FC Barcelona season.

Pre-season

On 19 March 2024, Barcelona announced they would be touring the United States to participate in the pre-season Soccer Champions Tour, with three friendly matches against Manchester City in Orlando on 30 July, Real Madrid in New Jersey on 3 August and Milan in Baltimore on 6 August.[4] [5]

On 26 June, Barcelona announced that the pre-season will start with the players medical examinations on 10 July.[6] [7]

On 9 August, Barcelona announced reaching an agreement to sign Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig for a reported fee of €60 million on six-year contract, therefore the Spaniard completed a return move to his youth career club.[8] [9]

August

On 17 August, Barcelona started the new season on the right foot with a 2–1 away win over Valencia thanks to a brace from Robert Lewandowski.[10] [11]

On 24 August, the team defeated Athletic Bilbao 2–1 in their first home match of the season, with Lewandowski and Yamal scoring a goal each.[12]

Three days later, Barça got 2–1 comeback win away against Rayo Vallecano and climbed to the first place in the league table.[13] New signing Dani Olmo made his debut and scored the winning goal of the match, with the other goal coming from Pedri.[14] [15]

Barcelona ended the month with a dominant 7–0 win against Real Valladolid on 31 August, making it four wins in four matches since the start of the season.[16] Raphinha scored a hat-trick, with Lewandowski, Koundé, Olmo and Torres scoring a goal each, while Yamal contributed with two assists to continue his impressive start to the season.[17] [18]

September

On 15 September, Barcelona defeated Girona 4–1, with Yamal scoring a brace and Olmo and Pedri scoring a goal each.[19] [20] Lewandowski made his 100th appearance with the club.[21]

Barcelona started the Champions League campaign with a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Monaco, after Eric García got sent off early on in the first half.[22] Yamal scored the only goal for the team and his first in the Champions League and became the second youngest goalscorer of all time in the competition, only behind his teammate Ansu Fati who holds the record.[23]

The team went back to winning ways after they defeated Villarreal 5–1 to make it six wins in as many matches in the league. Lewandowski and Raphinha got a brace each and Pablo Torre scored once.[24] [25]

Barcelona maintained their winning streak in the league when they beat Getafe 1–0 on 25 September,[26] with the goal coming from Lewandowski who scored his 49th La Liga goal and became the league's all-time leading Polish goalscorer, overtaking the 48 goals scored by Jan Urban.[27] Lewandowski's goal also had special significance for the club, since with this goal Barcelona became the first team in La Liga history to score 6,500 goals.[28]

Barcelona's perfect start of seven straight wins in La Liga ended after they suffered their first league defeat of the season, losing 4–2 away to Osasuna. The goals for the team came from Yamal and Pau Víctor, who scored his first goal for the club.[29]

October

Barcelona started the new month with a 5–0 win against Young Boys in a match where Lewandowski scored a brace, Raphinha scored once, Iñigo Martínez got his first goal for the club and the last goal of the match was an own goal scored by Young Boys' defender Mohamed Ali Camara.[30]

On 6 October, Barcelona defeated Deportivo Alavés 3–0 in their last match before the international break, with Lewandowski scoring his first hat-trick of the season.[31]

After their return from the international break, the team continued their winning form by defeating Sevilla 5–1 on 20 October.[32] Lewandowski and Pablo Torre both scored braces, with Pedri scoring once.[33]

On 23 October, Barcelona defeated Bayern Munich 4–1 in a statement win and ended the six-match winless streak against the Germans.[34] [35] Raphinha marked his 100th match with the team with a hat-trick, with the other goal coming from Lewandowski.[36]

In the last match of the month, Barcelona demolished Real Madrid 4–0 away in the first El Clásico of the season on 26 October.[37] Lewandowski scored a brace, while Yamal and Raphinha scored a goal each; with his goal Yamal became the youngest player to ever score in El Clásico.[38] [39] With this win Barcelona ended Real Madrid's 42-game unbeaten La Liga run and defended their record for the most consecutive league games without a loss in La Liga history, which stands at 43 matches, and went six points clear at the top of the league table.[40] [41]

November

Barcelona started November with a 3–1 win over Espanyol in the Barcelona derby thanks to a brace from Olmo and a goal from Raphinha.[42] Later in the week, Barcelona won their third match in a row defeating Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade with the score of 2–5 with Lewandowski scoring a brace and Raphinha, Iñigo Martínez and Fermín scoring each a goal.

Management team

PositionName
Head coach Hansi Flick
Assistant coaches Marcus Sorg, Toni Tapalović, Heiko Westermann, Thiago Alcântara (until 15 August), Arnau Blanco (from 15 August)
Goalkeeping coach José Ramón de la Fuente
Fitness coach Julio Tous, Pepe Conde, Rafa Maldonado, Germán Fernández

Players

First team

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spotify Camp Nou project going to plan. FC Barcelona. 21 October 2023. 23 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Barça wants to return to the Camp Nou on December 15th. La Vanguardia. 19 April 2024. 23 April 2024.
  3. https://www.si.com/soccer/barcelona-confirms-camp-nou-return-date-after-recent-delay
  4. Web site: Barça heading to United States for another preseason. FC Barcelona. 19 March 2024. 24 April 2024.
  5. Web site: When do Real Madrid and Barcelona play in the USA in 2024? The dates of their preseason tour. AS. 21 April 2024. 24 April 2024.
  6. Web site: FC Barcelona first team back to work on 10 July. 26 June 2024. 11 July 2024. FC Barcelona.
  7. Web site: Agenda for first week of preseason for FC Barcelona. 8 July 2024. 11 July 2024. FC Barcelona.
  8. Web site: FC Barcelona sign Dani Olmo . 2024-08-10 . www.fcbarcelona.com . en.
  9. News: Herrero . Laia Cervelló . more . Barcelona agree deal in principle for Olmo . 2024-08-10 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: 17 August 2024. Robert Lewandowski is deadly! Striker nets brace and 17-year-old Pau Cubarsi impresses in 2-1 win as Hansi Flick gets up and running in La Liga . 17 August 2024. Goal.com.
  11. Web site: 17 August 2024. Valencia 1-2 Barcelona - Robert Lewandowski scores twice as Barca come from behind to win in Hansi Flick's debut . 17 August 2024. Eurosport.
  12. Web site: 24 August 2024. Lewandowski strike hands Barcelona 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao . 24 August 2024. ESPN.
  13. Web site: 27 August 2024. Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona - Dani Olmo emerges from bench to rescue win for Barca on debut . 27 August 2024. Eurosport.
  14. Web site: 27 August 2024. Dani Olmo scores winner on dream Barcelona debut in comeback win at Rayo Vallecano . 27 August 2024. MARCA.
  15. Web site: 27 August 2024. A blow to the table! A comeback for the leader of a Barça led by debutant Dani Olmo (1-2) . 27 August 2024. FCBarcelonaNoticias.com.
  16. Web site: 31 August 2024. Raphinha scores hat trick as Barcelona thrash Valladolid 7-0 . 31 August 2024. ESPN.
  17. Web site: 31 August 2024. FC Barcelona 7-0 Real Valladolid: Magnificent seven . 31 August 2024. FC Barcelona.
  18. Web site: 31 August 2024. Barcelona 7-0 Real Valladolid: Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski & Dani Olmo among goals as Barca score seven . 31 August 2024. Eurosport.
  19. Web site: 15 September 2024. Girona 1-4 FC Barcelona: Five out of five . 15 September 2024. FC Barcelona.
  20. Web site: 15 September 2024. Lamine Yamal Shows Potential to Become World's Best Player vs Girona . 15 September 2024. GiveMeSport.com.
  21. Web site: 15 September 2024. Hundred appearances for Lewandowski with Barça . 15 September 2024. FC Barcelona.
  22. Web site: 19 September 2024. AS Monaco 2-1 FC Barcelona: Beaten with ten men . 19 September 2024. FC Barcelona.
  23. Web site: 19 September 2024. Lamine Yamal makes history again . 19 September 2024. FC Barcelona.
  24. Web site: 22 September 2024. Villarreal 1-5 Barcelona: Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha fire braces in thumping win in La Liga . 22 September 2024. Eurosport.
  25. Web site: 22 September 2024. Villarreal 1-5 FC Barcelona: Unstoppable! . 22 September 2024. FC Barcelona.
  26. Web site: 25 September 2024. Barcelona maintain perfect LaLiga start with 1-0 win over Getafe . 25 September 2024. ESPN.
  27. Web site: 25 September 2024. Robert Lewandowski Breaks Jan Urban's La Liga Goalscoring Record . 25 September 2024. Sports Illustrated.
  28. Web site: 25 September 2024. Historical! FC Barcelona, 1st team to score 6,500 goals in LaLiga. 25 September 2024. FCBarcelonaNoticias.com.
  29. Web site: 28 September 2024. Barcelona's perfect La Liga start ends with 4-2 defeat at Osasuna. 28 September 2024. The Athletic.
  30. Web site: 1 October 2024. Barcelona 5-0 BSC Young Boys: Lewandowski at the double as Barca score five in thumping win. 1 October 2024. Eurosport.
  31. Web site: 6 October 2024. Lewandowski treble powers Liga leaders Barca to Alaves victory. 6 October 2024. Yahoo Sports.
  32. Web site: 20 October 2024. Barcelona 5-1 Sevilla - Robert Lewandowski and Pablo Torre net braces as Barca crush visitors in La Liga clash. 20 October 2024. Eurosport.
  33. Web site: 20 October 2024. Lewandowski and Torre at the double as Barcelona thrash Sevilla in LaLiga. 20 October 2024. Flashcore.com.
  34. Web site: 23 October 2024. FC Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich: Poetry in motion. 23 October 2024. FC Barcelona.
  35. Web site: 23 October 2024. Barcelona is back. A Champions League conquering of Bayern Munich is the best proof yet. 23 October 2024. Yahoo Sports.
  36. Web site: 23 October 2024. Raphinha hat-trick inspires Barcelona to demolition of Bayern Munich. 23 October 2024. The Guardian.
  37. Web site: 26 October 2024. Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 4 – Mbappe's Clasico to forget as Flick's team stun European champions. 26 October 2024. The Athletic.
  38. Web site: 26 October 2024. WATCH: Barcelona's Lamine Yamal Becomes Youngest Goalscorer in El Clasico History. 26 October 2024. Sports Illustrated.
  39. Web site: 26 October 2024. Real Madrid's Galácticos humbled in El Clásico by Barcelona's bold trap and rampant attack. 26 October 2024. Yahoo Sports.
  40. Web site: 26 October 2024. Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona Stats: Yamal Opens Clásico Account as Los Blancos' Unbeaten Run Ends on Brink of History. 26 October 2024. Opta.
  41. Web site: 26 October 2024. Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: Barca thrash rivals to move six points clear at top of Liga. 26 October 2024. Eurosport.
  42. Web site: 3 November 2024. Barcelona secure comfortable derby win over Espanyol. 3 November 2024. Yahoo Sports.